Chef vs Normal Cooking Battle 

I want to thank all of you guys, and James as well. My wife and I watched cooking videos while we ate lunch or dinner. I lost my wife on Sunday Feb 26, and this is the first video I've even attempted to watch without her. I'll have to come back to actually watch it, because I couldn't see it through tears, and couldn't pay enough attention to know what all happened. But I want to thank you, and a few other content creators for the memories I have of sharing meals, laughs, and learning with my wife while watching your videos. Thank you all.

I would love to see Ben and Kush each create a dish from the same ingredients not necessarily in competition, but without consultation.

Not Barry forgetting that aquafaba can be used as an egg replacement when the chickpeas are sitting right there😂

For short cooking times, I'd LOVE to see an edit that actually shows the full open the box all the way to meal done for Ben. I think that would be a fun thing to watch

Just the fact that Ben can talk through his process in a 15 minute battle and not get sidetracked is amazing to me.

OH! The child holding the tea towel with the James & Janice line was FABULOUS!!!!!!!

I love it how Kush is helping normals from time to time

Is it bad that when I first heard Vegan challenge, I already thought Ben had this one locked just based off of Barry's previous records with vegan challenges...

Let's get a Chef vs Chef with Kush vs Ben.

This video really showed two different views on vegan food in my opinion. Barry right from the beginning thought about meat substitudes and what he could use as "chicken", compared to Ben who thought about a meal that is vegan. IMO it is way easier if you don't think about how to replace meat and instead just think about how to use vegan ingredients.

Clever of Barry to play to Mike’s palate. Ben’s cheffiness really did shine.

Really thought Barry had this one! The mango shallots sound so good.

I love how the box was very Asian (i thought: maybe some kind of curry) and they both made dishes that I very much associate with the British. 😆 The green sauces were very intriguing - makes me want to give it a go.

Given Ben mentioned mostly eating vegetarian at home, it would be great to see more vegetarian recipes on the channel.

Best way to get home from work is to see a newly released episode. Thank you lads!

Gotta love Baz asking J for an alternative to egg for pane, when he has a can of aquafaba which is very commonly used as an egg alternative in things like cakes or.....pane.

i can't imagine turning out a proper meal in 15 minutes, the lunch I made to sit down and watch this video took 20 and it's the simplest wrap you could imagine haha. awesome!

I would love to see you do one of these with a gluten free challenge. As someone who has recently been diagnosed with coeliacs. The charity Coeliac UK has been super helpful in terms of recipes and I would love to see what you guys can come up with!

I would love to see the unedited 15m/30m as well as seeing a version where Ben's side doesn't start until the "normal" has had their 15 minutes for a contrast as to what they use the extra time for...

As much as I love Ben’s dish and I respect him for doing so much in 15 minutes, he did make beans on toast and ensured all sauce was green. Barry’s was a mess balance-wise but it was creative and for that I applaud him

We need more Chef vs Normals (all of em!) challenges but with Kush.

While I loved the actual content (especially Ben's little "Oh!" when he heard he had 15 minutes) the video plug for Sidekick was my favourite part of this video. That kid nailed the "Where's the Dish" delivery! ❤️

Loved watching this as someone who struggles with dairy. I've been experimenting with silken tofu in a few ways and loving it, though the idea of blending it with spinach never occurred to me. I'll definitely be trying it. The mango chutney in a quick pickle was downright inspired. Loved it. Great episode as always guys

4 way chef battle with Ben, Kush, and James, and the normals combined acting as one 'chef'.

love how Ben is just munching and being casual about this.

Well… hats of to Ben for that dish. Can’t see a normal making something like that without much or any prep and within 15 minutes.

I would love to see Ben, Kush and the food team do some sort of video on how they create recipes, like what they think about, how they come up with new ideas, how to build a dish and so on. I think that could be super interesting and fun to watch!

I have watched your videos since the very beginning and never miss an episode. Thank you all for the laughs and inspiration over the years. Long may it continue.

I would love to see you guys do a beat the chef, but it's a normal with a meal kit with instructions, and a chef with the same ingredients but no instructions. I would actually love to compare the two- if a meal kit like Chef's plate can actually compete with a chef.

Mike did one, now Barry did one. I hope Jamie has to do one as well. Against Kush.

15 minutes is indeed a short time but Ben is always prepared and cool. I have no worries on that score. Happy Wednesday to SortedFood HQ and the Community!

Ben: Remember this is just a midweek meal. *drops their ad for Sidekick* 😆 Smooth... I love it!

I love how creative these were. My go-to is a stir fry with similar ingredients, so it was great to be inspired, especially because they only took 30 minutes or less.

15 minutes for a mystery box cooking battle?!? Will Ben present anything other then a diced and pickled cucumber?!? 🤯

I'm vegan but still watch all the episodes. The vibe and content you guys create are amazing! Love how non-vegans could be so creative with this challenge. Can't wait to see more!:)

I always like it when they actually mention vegan, even tho I am not vegan. But surprisingly few actual veggies in that box?? I am with Ben on the 'not using meat substitutes'.

Always great to see Jamie being humble in victory.

Its five minutes to end. BEN: lovely Its ten minutes to end. Barry: OH MY GOD!

Honestly, that all looks brilliant! I'd love either one!

This warmed my heart. I wrote that I had trouble coming up with vegan meals in the comment section of one of your posts and shortly after you post this!!! Thank you!

Love this format!

such a fun format. congrats Ben on the win. both dishes looked great

Another great episode! Thanks for the inspiration on what to do with silken tofu 😋

Hell yeah. Really adventurous flavours in this one - picked up so many tips

Absolutely love the little girl with the tea towel! 😆

OK, I watched this 3 times! I am cooking these "beans on toast" for breakfast tomorrow.. thank you chef 🙏🥰

BRing back the chef vs chef, can't wait for a Ben vs Kush mystery box battle.

Guys, can we get the outtakes back? I haven‘t seen any in a while and they were hilarious!

This is another fab video, thank you!!

Love the time handicap, great looking dishes!

I thought a chickpea or spinach curry was sure to be on the menu. Nice job Barry proofing the box. 😀

I love these beat the chef episodes so much

both of those dishes look so crazy!!!!

Just like to say the editing on your videos is always Top Notch from a very happy subscriber 👍👍👍👍👍😎

I love how when people talk about a plant-based diet the first thing they think of is lack of nutrients, which is not totally unfounded but it is quite off-base to think that it would be somehow always be worse than a regular diet, all diets can be terrible depending on how you do it, I think I should start calling out the stuff regular people eat for having lack of nutrients from now on >:) Then we'll see how they fell when the roles are reversed. Plant's are some of the the most nutrient dense things you can eat lol.

Yes! More battles! Let's hope ben isn't salty about the results! ;)

Great series as always! :D I still miss the bloops tho

Thank you gents, for some amazing years of cooking and culinary advice. I myself am in college now and was wondering if y’all had any recipe ideas or video concepts for college student cooking.

Another twist to try to throw off the judges is to have the normal sitting on the side plate the chef's dish while the competing normal plates his own

finely ground flax seed mixed with a tiny bit of water makes an amazing replacement for eggs in baking. Would it work for breadcrumb frying?

If I only have 15 minutes to cook, the only thing I serve will be plain salted pasta. Ben and Barry are truly amazing!

I am a very late newcomer who has been binge watching all your old videos. I will go back and press the thumbs-up button for all your old videos. I will also comment "I LOVE BEN" in all of them. I want to be Ben's friend! He is so endearing!! You are all wonderful, each in your own way, which is what makes your friendship so enviable. Great job, you guys!!!! I cannot believe you have been doing this for over 10 years and I just discovered your channel. Love, love, love!!!!! 🥰❤👏

Any more fantasy cooking? I wanna see something i have never seen before!

Barry really did an amazing job on plating.

I miss the bloopers

My Winner is Barry. I loved the twist on the nugs and the onions!

Flax seed powder mixed with boiling water to replace eggs. 1 egg = one tablespoon of flaxseed mixed with three tablespoons of water and allow to sit for about 5 minutes

I love this thank you 💗💗😁😁😁

I would love to see you do a microwave cook off to challenge what kind of full meal you can cook in one!

I loved the look of the one Baz did. I'm more likely to buy that than Ebber's. This is the best part of my birthday so far. Thanks, guys

more pass it on XD love watching that

Weirdly if both plates were in front of me. I would first go for Barry's. No offense Ben 🙈

Before pressing play on this video, I'm really rooting for Barry. He has been applying himself so much over the last couple of months and really taking himself further by how thinks and approaches ideas, cheffings , appearance, and overall entertainer behind the camera, Im so keen to see what he comes up with and how he is going to show the guys that he quite a strong force on the team as a growing normal with the challenge wins!! 🥳 I'll be back after the video for the post thoughts😆 After watching the video, "Turns out, of the three normals only one can beat a cheff" - Jamie 🤣 Yoooo Barry 🤭 So many ideas, soo 'little' time to do it all!! A really good creative idea! I like to see what you can do up against a creative challenge and time, something where you can refine your thought process from all the ideas into flavors, textures, appearance, style and execute them just the way You think You should similarly as you would an art piece, letting your ingredients be the medium and let your creativity bring it all together!! Bye ✌

Barry and Ben both looked like they were having a lot of fun.

I used Kush's tip to make a flour water mixture instead of egg for breading chicken. Worked like a charm! Will do this from now on!

Dying at Ben saying “anchovy in a traditional salsa verde”

Chickpeas and spinach is a classic combo! There's an amazing Tapas recipe that combines those. (With, ofc, a metric shitton of olive oil 😁)

I really liked the sidekick ad. The video was interesting but not sure I would ever make either recipe.

Love when I get notifications for these videos, it’s an instant click🎉

Those ingredients just screamed "mid-week curry" to me, as they are what I cook anyways daily.

Have you watched The Big Brunch? The guy makes Seitan from scratch!! Would love to see y’all workshop some of those kinds of recipes (all you need to make it I think is flour and water?)

I would love to see what your chefs could prepare using homemade seitan (made with the WTF method).

I think the issue with the "time limit" format is that it tends to point towards dishes and cuisines that lend themselves to being cooked quickly. I don't think that forcing Ben to have half the time really balances things because he can just work around that, in the same way that everyone always makes Asian food because it's easier to cook faster. I think you should probably extend the time limit to an hour so that other cuisines get a look in and hobble Ben by forcing him to cook with only one instrument (microwave, hob, blender, oven, toaster). Nothing against Asian food. I made a curry yesterday. Probably it's my favourite continent food-wise, but not every time.

You know, most of the peels and ends can be made into a healthy broth, even vegan broth. The rest of us would add bones, raw or cooked... I'm sure there is something not safe, but I haven't heard of it yet. This broth can be used in place of water, which means whatever you are cooking is healthier.

I love that Ben did the gourmet beans on toast finally

I find it funny that the food team was not asked back to judge these. I wanna see more of those dudes.

I have to give Ben the Win. I want to eat that so bad right now :D

As soon as Jamie said that the theme was vegan I had flashbacks to Barry putting honey in the vegan pass it on

Jamie’s subtle jab to end the video was brilliant. Great host 👏

Thank you for doing more vegan recipes ❤️

Come on Barry!! I'm rooting for you!!

Bahahah Baz with the “hmm… I’ve just made a 79 ingredient dish… but something’s missing” 😆😆🙌

Barry throwing a birdseye chili in his mouth to see how hot it is - HAHAHAHAHAHHAHA!

The way Bens mind works makes me rethink how I cook

i will have gone for the Barry dish first has i love the kick of spice and look just up my aly but will def have to try to make both myself :D

How many people were screaming aquafaba when Barry was fumbling looking for an egg substitute?

13:38 Never change Jamie... never change.

So happy that there is more and more vegan and vegetarian content coming to the channel. Love to see it! No matter if you are fully vegan/vegetarian or just integrating a couple of plant based meals into your weekly menu, this is for everyone. Please more of this ❤🎉

11:43 hahahaha that face 🤣

i have watched yall for a few years now. I would like to know what would be a way to make some flavoring for ramen. the packets just are not doing it for me , at least with the cheap singles pack. some recipes might make a good episode....or not....but... I would watch it!!!...lolol